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Lineups and Summary
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Rays
@ Twins
Target Field
April 27, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on April 27, 2011 at Target Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wade Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Ballpark | Target Field |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 36,714 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Fletcher 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Jim Reynolds 3B: Mike DiMuro |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Fuld | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | DH |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Ben Zobrist | Right Fielder |
| Sean Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Felipe Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Kelly Shoppach | Catcher |
| Dan Johnson | First Baseman |
| Reid Brignac | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Shortstop |
| Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Luke Hughes | First Baseman |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Matt Tolbert | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Twins
Target Field
April 27, 2011
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Liriano
Fuld hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Fuld reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Liriano
Damon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuld scores. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kubel. Upton reaches second base with a double. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Span who is chasing the ball. Zobrist reaches third base with a triple. Damon scores. Upton scores. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Liriano
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zobrist scores. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Liriano
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. Liriano
Shoppach strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Liriano
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brignac vs. Liriano
Brignac hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Davis
Span hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Davis
Casilla takes first base on ball four. Span moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Davis
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Davis
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Liriano
Fuld hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Liriano
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Davis
Cuddyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Davis
Valencia hits a line drive towards short. Brignac reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Davis
Hughes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Davis
Butera hits a fly ball into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Liriano
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Liriano
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. Liriano
Shoppach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Davis
Tolbert hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Zobrist. Tolbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Davis
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Casilla vs. Davis
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolbert moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Kubel vs. Davis
Kubel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolbert scores. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Davis
Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Liriano
Brignac takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Liriano
Fuld takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Brignac moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Hacker
Eric Hacker now pitching.
Damon takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Brignac moves to third. Fuld moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Upton vs. Hacker
Upton takes first base on ball four. Brignac scores. Fuld moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Hacker
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fuld tags and scores. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Hacker
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Davis
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Davis
Valencia hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Davis
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Davis
Butera strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hacker
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Hacker
Shoppach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hacker
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Hacker
Brignac hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Davis
Tolbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Davis
Span hits a fly ball into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Davis
Casilla hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Hacker
Fuld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Hacker
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fuld moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Hacker
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Hacker
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Davis
Kubel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Davis
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Davis
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Davis
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hacker
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Hacker
Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Cuddyer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cuddyer. Rodriguez scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Shoppach vs. Hacker
Shoppach strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hughes
Dusty Hughes now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brignac vs. Hughes
Brignac hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Davis
Ben Zobrist now playing second base. Sean Rodriguez now playing third base. Matthew Joyce now playing right field. Casey Kotchman now playing firs
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Davis
Butera takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tolbert vs. Davis
Tolbert strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Davis
Span takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to third. Butera moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Casilla vs. Davis
Casilla hits a fly ball into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hughes tags and scores. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Ramos
Cesar Ramos now pitching.
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Hughes
Fuld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Hughes
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Hughes
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Hughes
Zobrist hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valencia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Ramos
Morneau is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Peralta
Valencia strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Peralta
Hughes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Mijares
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hughes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Joyce for the out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Mijares
Shoppach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hughes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shoppach for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Sonnanstine
Andy Sonnanstine now pitching.
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Sonnanstine
Tolbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Sonnanstine
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/2011 -- Tampa Bay at Minnesota (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Fuld S, lf 2 2 1 0 Span D, cf 4 0 1 0
Damon J, dh 4 1 1 2 Casilla A, ss 2 0 0 1
Upton B, cf 4 1 1 1 Kubel J, lf 4 0 2 1
Zobrist B, rf-2b 4 1 1 3 Morneau J, dh 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez S, 2b-3b 4 1 2 1 Cuddyer M, rf 4 0 0 0
Lopez F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Valencia D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Joyce M, rf 1 0 0 0 Hughes L, 1b 4 1 3 0
Shoppach K, c 5 0 0 0 Butera D, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 1b 2 1 1 0 Tolbert M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Kotchman C, 1b 0 0 0 0
Brignac R, ss 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 8 7 32 2 7 2
Tampa Bay 400 300 100 -- 8
Minnesota 001 000 100 -- 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Davis W (W) 6.2 7 2 2 3 5
Ramos C* 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Peralta J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Sonnanstine A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (L)+ 3.0 6 7 7 4 4
Hacker E 3.1 2 1 0 4 2
Hughes D 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Mijares J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Cuddyer M
DP -- Tampa Bay 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Minnesota 8
2B -- Fuld S, Upton B, Tolbert M, Rodriguez S
3B -- Zobrist B
SB -- Rodriguez S
SF -- Zobrist B, Casilla A
HBP -- by Ramos C (Morneau J)
T -- 3:18
A -- 36714
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